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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which years were the letters written that are included in Chapter 1?
(a) 1774 and 1879.
(b) 1778 and 1882.
(c) 1775 and 1880.
(d) 1777 and 1881.

2. What group was Adams a member of when he helped in the reconciliation with Great Britain in 1776?
(a) The American Representatives.
(b) The American Ambassadors.
(c) The American Commission.
(d) The American Delegation.

3. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Prussia.
(d) England.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 1, which of Adams' skills stood out to Jefferson?
(a) His oratorical and writing ability, and sound head.
(b) His writing ability and sound head.
(c) His oratorical and writing ability.
(d) His oratorical ability and sound head.

5. What did Adams and Jefferson use to support their positions in the letters?
(a) Cases from history and literature.
(b) Literature and other people's opinions.
(c) Cases from history and other people's opinions.
(d) Cases from history, other people's opinions, and literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

2. Where did Adams and Jefferson meet?

3. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?

4. When did the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson resume?

5. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?

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